Gaza protests around the world after Israeli ground invasion – in pictures

Protests calling for an end to the invasion of Gaza have taken place, while a smaller number of pro-Israeli demonstrators also took to the streets, and violent clashes erupted in Paris in the wake of a ban on a pro-Palestinian rally

A pro-Israel protester at a rally in New York on Saturday. At least 100 Palestinians were killed on Sunday as the UN security council held an emergency meeting two weeks into the conflict which has claimed the lives of at least 425 Palestinians and 20 Israelis. Photograph: Reuters

Opposition parties led by Islamists in the Jordanian capital of Amman call for an end to Israeli action in Gaza. Jordan requested the UN security council emergency meeting – over half of the country's population is estimated to be of Palestinian ancestry. Photograph: Reuters

Pro-Israel campaigners compete for space with Orthodox Jews in New York on Saturday; within the global Orthodox Jewish community exists an anti-Zionist element opposed to military action by Israel against the Palestinians. Photograph: Reuters

Protesters in Sydney hold up child-sized dolls as they call for an end to the Israeli ground invasion. An Israeli air strike on a group of children playing on a Gazan beach has highlighted the price civilians, including children, are paying in the conflict. Photograph: Reuters

Police in Paris took the controversial decision of banning a pro-Palestinian rally, citing the risk of violence. Protesters took to the streets regardless, with violent clashes between police and youths ensuing. Photograph: Reuters

Protesters burn an effigy of Israel's Benyamin Netanyahu on the streets of Istanbul. Turkish-Israeli relations were weakened in the wake of the Israeli storming of a flotilla of activists which left Turkey in 2010. Photograph: Reuters

Arab-American women march against the pre-invasion bombing of Gaza in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit – in particular the suburb of Dearborn – is a centre of Arab life in the United States. Photograph: Reuters

Women in Jakarta protest against Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim population – the Indonesian government has criticised Israel and called for UN security council condemnation. Photograph: Reuters